Spaniards get clouded view of solar eclipse

The eclipse could be seen in Spain roughly between 8.57am and 11.29am. The next time Europe will see such an event will be in 2026.

 

Las mejores imágenes del eclipse solar en Europa http://t.co/J34mYo0W11 #eclipse2015 #eclipseelpais #fotogaleria pic.twitter.com/CURkDei0cP

— Fotografía EL PAÍS (@FotografiaPais) March 20, 2015

 

A Coruña, in the northwestern region of in Galicia, was expected to enjoy the best views of the eclipse and experenced 76 percent darkness.

@el_pais foto en Coruña 🙂 pic.twitter.com/3RwcMAtd05

— Rebeca Juncal (@Karelak) March 20, 2015

The Madrid planetarium helped people safely view the eclipse with special glasses and equipment. Viewing an eclipse directly can damage your retinas. 

 

Esperando el culmen de eclipse de Sol en el @PlanetarioMad . Importante, ¡mirad solo con la protección adecuada! pic.twitter.com/YYJxDbbVpm

— Muy Eventos (@MuyEventos) March 20, 2015

 

Estamos siguiendo el espectacular eclipse solar, desde aquí: http://t.co/UpEofKmebb #eclipse2015 pic.twitter.com/TncI7mrRw7

— La Opinión de Málaga (@opiniondemalaga) March 20, 2015

Some reported having trouble viewing the eclipse due to cloud cover, while others found the foggy veil helped them to see it.

El eclipse, visto desde Córdoba bastante nítido gracias a ese filtro de nubes pic.twitter.com/bYr0pxiWiL

— Arsenio Escolar (@arsenioescolar) March 20, 2015

See how the eclipse looked to our colleagues around Europe – people were following it in Sweden, in France, in Germany, while in Norway there was a total eclipse on the island of Svalbard.